Frequency of hand contact with hospital surfaces in hospitalized pediatric patients

• Main Authors: José F. Mier-de Leija (Author), Daniela de la Rosa-Zamboni (Author), Juan J. L. Sienra-Monge (Author), Horacio Márquez-González (Author), Solange G. Koretzky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is an important strategy for preventing health-care-associated infections (HAIs). Few programs focus on HH for family members and primary caregivers but fewer for patients. This study aimed to estimate the frequency with which hospitalized pediatric patients have hand c...